Work is in progress on Bagster's new watch, standing guard over those who have gone before us. I hope to post the new content next thread.
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Posted on 10/21/2023 9:26:25 PM PDT by ransomnote
Have you seen President Trump's powerful 4 minute video message? Don't miss it!
A NATION IN DECLINEQ has reminded us repeatedly that together, we are strong. As the false "narrative" is destroyed and the divisive machinery put in place by the Deep State fails, the fact that patriotism has no skin color or political party is exposed for all to see.
3038 Mar 12, 2019 2:55:14 PM EDT
Q !!mG7VJxZNCI ID: 4fe510 No. 5643022>Decide for yourself (be free from outside opinion).
>Decide for yourself (be objective in your conclusions).
>Decide for yourself (be true in your own beliefs).
>Decide for yourself (be open to following the facts).
>Decide for yourself (be strong in defending your beliefs).
>Decide for yourself (be resistant to blindly accepting fact-less statements).
>Decide for yourself (be free)
Those who attack you.
Those who mock you.
Those who cull you.
Those who control you.
Those who label you.
Do they represent you?
Or, do they represent themselves (in some form)?
Mental Enslavement.
The Great Awakening ('Freedom of Thought’), was designed and created not only as a backchannel to the public (away from the longstanding ‘mind’ control of the corrupt & heavily biased media) to endure future events through transparency and regeneration of individual thought (breaking the chains of ‘group-think’), but, more importantly, aid in the construction of a vehicle (a ‘ship’) that provides the scattered (‘free thinkers’) with a ‘starter’ new social-networking platform which allows for freedom of thought, expression, and patriotism or national pride (the feeling of love, devotion and sense of attachment to a homeland and alliance with other citizens who share the same sentiment).
When ‘non-dogmatic’ information becomes FREE & TRANSPARENT it becomes a threat to those who attempt to control the narrative and/or the stable.
When you are awake, you stand on the outside of the stable (‘group-think’ collective), and have ‘free thought’.
"Free thought" is a philosophical viewpoint which holds that positions regarding truth should be formed on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism, rather than authority, tradition, revelation, or dogma.
When you are awake, you are able to clearly see.
The choice is yours, and yours alone.
Trust and put faith in yourself.
You are not alone and you are not in the minority.
Difficult truths will soon see the light of day.
WWG1WGA!!!Q
In the battle between those who strip us our constitutional rights, we can't afford to let false divisions separate us any longer. We, and our country, will be forever made stronger by diligently seeking the truth, independence and freedom of thought.
Where We Go 1, We Go All
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. ... He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust; His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
10.22.23: LT w/ Dr. Elliott: debt increases, Banks closing, 2009 will look like Kindergarten, Pray!
Saved in my 'archives'!
Yup, there were two "Lexington"s. CV-2 was sunk by Japanese while CV-16 was under construction (Original name "Cabot"), so renamed the ship and kinda flipped the bird to the Japs while we continued the Unsinkable legend.
Always had a kind of soft spot for "Lex": Undersized and quirky (especially those damn catapults) but never missed a day in the fight as far as I could find out.
not my stuff, but usually its good. Evidently some problems this time.
looks like some of it was wrong,usually her stuff is right on.
check it close evidently there are some errors.
Let's just be happy they didn't try calling them the futtocks.
Yes.
Ha Ha!
LOL!
marQ
Here. Thanks for the new thread.
i know. just sayin...
Initially there was little difference between soldiers and sailors when it came to naval combat. Being relatively poor sailors when compared to Carthage, the Romans invented the Corvus. The Corvus (meaning "crow" or "raven" in Latin) was a Roman naval boarding device used in sea battles against Carthage during the First Punic War. 
This allowed the Romans to treat sea warfare like land warfare which they excelled at.
The first organized marine corps was created in Venice by the Doge Enrico Dandolo when he created the first regiment of ten companies spread on several ships. That corps participated in the conquest of Byzantium (1203-1204), later officially called "Fanti da Mar" (sea infantry) in 1550.
The word marine was originally used for the marine-type forces of England; however, the word marine or marina means "navy" in many European languages, including Dutch, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Danish, and Norwegian. The term for what we think of as a marine translates into English as naval infantry or coastal infantry. Marines, or naval infantry, are typically a military force trained to operate in littoral zones in support of naval operations. Historically, tasks undertaken by marines have included helping maintain discipline and order aboard the ship (reflecting the pressed nature of the ship's company and the risk of mutiny), the boarding of vessels during combat or capture of prize ships, and providing manpower for raiding ashore in support of the naval objectives. In most countries, the marines are an integral part of that state's navy.
This makes sense as their mission requires skill sets not found in the Army. Marines operate in and about the coastal regions of the world. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is currently the only marine combined-arms force in the world. Created in 1775, it was originally intended only to guard naval vessels during the American Revolutionary War. I personally think they need a bumper sticker that says "The USMC Going Coastal since 1775."
As for who selected the name, I'm not sure. We inherited it, along with almost every other standing tradition, from the Royal Navy when we gained our independence. Given the time period, the RN was a good place to look for inspiration.
WWG1WGA
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Nowadays, Marines go ashore and fight, sailors remain at sea and fight. Marines don't do sailor jobs, thank God.
. But they are Navy
Marines are a department of the Navy, the Men's Department. Seriously though, squids and jarheads do different things. 248 years ago come 10Nov23, During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress passes a resolution stating that “two Battalions of Marines be raised” for service as landing forces for the recently formed Continental Navy.
That's why we are different than the Navy.
Also this would sound stupid. Marines is better.
The reason the chinese is like that is that the word used for army is the practically the same word as military...so when translated it comes out that way. When viewed in characters it makes more sense....as it’s more like military-water.
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